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Phobias

I was traveling around the Internet just now and came across The Phobia List. The author of the site doesn't know anything about curing phobias, just collects the names as he sees them in reference books and so on.

Reading through the list can be a refresher course in Latin. It's hard to pick a favorite, but Hobophobia (fear of bums) is near the top of my list. I have no idea how accurate it is, doesn't matter, it's just something to look at and marvel that there seems to be a name for anything.

Here is a sample:
Bacteria- Bacteriophobia.
Bald people- Peladophobia.
Bald, becoming- Phalacrophobia.
Bathing- Ablutophobia.
Bats- Chiroptophobia.
Beards- Pogonophobia.
Beaten by a rod or instrument of punishment, or of being severely criticized- Rhabdophobia.
Beautiful women- Caligynephobia.
Beds or going to bed- Clinophobia.
Bees- Apiphobia or Melissophobia.
Belly buttons- Omphalophobia.
Bicycles- Cyclophobia.
Birds- Ornithophobia.
Black- Melanophobia.
Blindness in a visual field- Scotomaphobia.
Blood- Hemophobia, Hemaphobia or Hematophobia.
Blushing or the color red- Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia.
Body odors- Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia.
Body, things to the left side of the body- Levophobia.
Body, things to the right side of the body- Dextrophobia.
Bogeyman or bogies- Bogyphobia.
Bolsheviks- Bolshephobia.
Books- Bibliophobia.
Brain disease- Meningitophobia.
Bridges or of crossing them- Gephyrophobia.
Buildings: being close to high buildings- Batophobia.
Bullets- Ballistophobia.
Bulls- Taurophobia.
Bums or beggars- Hobophobia.
Burglars, or being harmed by wicked persons- Scelerophobia.
Buried alive, being or cemeteries- Taphephobia or Taphophobia.

posted on Jan 20, 2013 6:53 PM ()

Comments:

Is there such a thing as people-coming-to-my-door-unexpectedly-phobia? That's what I've got.
comment by maggiemae on Jan 21, 2013 10:27 PM ()
I know what you mean. Look under solicitor phobia.
reply by traveltales on Jan 22, 2013 8:41 PM ()
I have a Bee phobia. I don't like being stung but am mercifully free of
the others.
comment by elderjane on Jan 21, 2013 8:03 AM ()
I have mouse phobia if they are scurrying across the floor.
reply by troutbend on Jan 22, 2013 8:38 PM ()
definately have cyclophobia---last time i rode a bicycle i had to go to hospital
comment by kevinshere on Jan 20, 2013 10:21 PM ()
That'd do it.
reply by troutbend on Jan 22, 2013 8:37 PM ()
I have Pyrophobia
comment by ddublovah on Jan 20, 2013 9:23 PM ()
I can understand that. The older I get, the more phobias I have, including some serious claustrophobia that could turn into fear of flying if I'm not careful.
reply by troutbend on Jan 22, 2013 8:36 PM ()
What's after B??????????????????????
comment by greatmartin on Jan 20, 2013 7:33 PM ()
Lots, lots more! Hah!
reply by troutbend on Jan 22, 2013 8:34 PM ()

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